Little League World Series (Southwest Region)

The Southwest Region is one of ten United States regions that currently send teams to the Little League World Series, the largest youth baseball competition in the world. The region's participation in the LLWS dates back to 1957, when it was known as the South Region. However, when the LLWS was expanded in 2001 from eight teams (four U.S. teams and four "International" teams from the rest of the world) to 16 teams (eight U.S. and eight International), the Southern Region was split into the Southeast and Southwest Regions.

Southwest Region

Most recent season or competition: 2024 Little League World Series qualification
Formerly	South Region (1957–2000) Gulf States Region (2001)
Sport	Baseball
Founded	2002; 22 years ago (2002)
No. of teams	7
Country	United States
Most recent champion(s)	Boerne Little League, Boerne, Texas
Most titles	Texas East (9) Pearland Little League, Pearland, Texas (4)
Official website	Little League Baseball Southwest Region

Regional headquarters are located in Waco, Texas.

The Southwest Region is made up of seven districts in six states.

•  Arkansas
•  Louisiana
•  Mississippi
•  New Mexico
•  Oklahoma
•  Texas (Split into two districts, "East" and "West")

Regional championship in the Gulf States

In 2001, the region was briefly called the Gulf States region. Alabama and Tennessee competed in this region before joining the Southeast Region the following year. The table below lists the participants in the 2001 tournament, with the winner indicated in green.

Year	Alabama	Arkansas	Louisiana	Mississippi	Oklahoma	Tennessee	Texas
2001	Huntsville National LL Huntsville	Benton National LL Benton	South Lake Charles LL Lake Charles	Biloxi National LL Biloxi	Grove Sports LL Grove	Donelson American LL Hermitage	ORWALL American LL The Woodlands

Regional championship in the Southwest

2002–2023

In 2002, the region was renamed the Southwest Region. Colorado and New Mexico joined the region to replace Alabama and Tennessee. Additionally, Texas was split into two districts, giving the Southwest region eight teams. The list below lists each state's participant in the Southwest Little League Region Tournament. That year's winner is indicated in green.

Year	Arkansas	Colorado	Louisiana	Mississippi	New Mexico	Oklahoma	Texas East	Texas West
2002	Benton National LL Benton	North Boulder LL Boulder	South Lake Charles LL Lake Charles	Ocean Springs LL Ocean Springs	Noon Optimist LL Roswell	Tulsa National LL Tulsa	First Colony American LL Sugar Land	Fort Worth Westside LL Fort Worth
2003	Bryant Athletic LL Bryant	Academy LL Colorado Springs	South Lake Charles LL Lake Charles	P.Y.A.A. LL Picayune	Artesia LL Artesia	Tulsa National LL Tulsa	Lamar National LL Richmond	Jim Parker LL Odessa
2004	Bryant Athletic LL Bryant	Academy LL Colorado Springs	South Lake Charles LL Lake Charles	Ocean Springs LL Ocean Springs	Shorthorn LL Carlsbad	John Hess LL Tulsa	Lamar National LL Richmond	McAllister Park American LL San Antonio
2005	Bryant Athletic LL Bryant	Academy LL Colorado Springs	Lafayette LL Lafayette	Biloxi LL Biloxi	Eastdale LL Albuquerque	Tulsa National LL Tulsa	Washington County LL Brenham	Del Mar LL Laredo
2006	Mountain Home LL Mountain Home	Academy LL Colorado Springs	South Lake Charles LL Lake Charles	D'Iberville LL D'Iberville	Shorthorn LL Carlsbad	Northeast Oklahoma LL Ottawa County	Groves National LL Groves	Lubbock Western LL Lubbock
2007	Benton LL Benton	Monument LL Grand Junction	Lafayette LL Lafayette	Ocean Springs LL Ocean Springs	Noon Optimist LL Roswell	Tulsa National LL Tulsa	Tomball LL Tomball	Lubbock Western LL Lubbock
2008	White Hall LL White Hall	Grand Mesa LL Grand Junction	South Lake Charles LL Lake Charles	Ocean Springs LL Ocean Springs	Eastdale LL Albuquerque	Tulsa National LL Tulsa	Lamar American LL Richmond	Lubbock Southwest LL Lubbock
2009	White Hall National LL White Hall	Grand Mesa LL Grand Junction	South Lake Charles LL Lake Charles	Biloxi LL Biloxi	Eastdale LL Albuquerque	Tulsa American LL Tulsa	Bridge City LL Bridge City	McAllister Park American LL San Antonio
2010	Arkadelphia LL Arkadelphia	Orchard Mesa LL Grand Mesa	Lincoln Parish LL Ruston	Ocean Springs LL Ocean Springs	Altamont LL Albuquerque	Tulsa American LL Tulsa	Pearland White LL Pearland	Eagle Pass American LL Eagle Pass
2011	White Hall LL White Hall	North Boulder LL Boulder	Lafayette LL Lafayette	Ocean Springs LL Ocean Springs	Altamont LL Albuquerque	Pittsburg County LL McAlester	Pearland Maroon LL Pearland	North Midland LL Midland
2012	White Hall LL White Hall	Monument LL Grand Junction	South Lake Charles LL Lake Charles	D'Iberville LL D'Iberville	Petroglyph LL Albuquerque	Northeast Oklahoma LL Fairland	Lufkin LL Lufkin	McAllister Park National LL San Antonio
2013	Malvern LL Malvern	North Boulder LL Boulder	Bossier National LL Bossier City	Ocean Springs LL Ocean Springs	Fairacres LL Las Cruces	Tulsa LL Tulsa	Pearland Maroon LL Pearland	Universal LL Corpus Christi
2014	Pine Bluff Western LL Pine Bluff	North Boulder LL Boulder	South Lake Charles LL Lake Charles	Biloxi LL Biloxi	Eastdale LL Albuquerque	Pittsburg County LL McAlester	Pearland East LL Pearland	Northside Suburban LL San Antonio
2015	Pine Bluff Western LL Pine Bluff	North Boulder LL Boulder	Eastbank LL Jefferson Parish	Starkville LL Starkville	Paradise Hills LL Albuquerque	Tulsa National LL Tulsa	Pearland West LL Pearland	McAllister Park National LL San Antonio
2016	Bryant LL Bryant	North Boulder LL Boulder	South Lake Charles LL Lake Charles	Starkville LL Starkville	Eastdale LL Albuquerque	Tulsa National LL Tulsa	Pearland East LL Pearland	McAllister Park American LL San Antonio
2017	White Hall LL White Hall	Academy LL Colorado Springs	Eastbank LL River Ridge	Starkville LL Starkville	Eastdale LL Albuquerque	Tulsa National LL Tulsa	Lufkin LL Lufkin	McAllister Park National LL San Antonio
2018	White Hall LL White Hall	Academy LL Colorado Springs	South Lake Charles LL Lake Charles	Franklin County LL Meadville	Shorthorn LL Carlsbad	Tulsa National LL Tulsa	Post Oak LL Houston	East Brownsville LL Brownsville
2019	White Hall LL White Hall	Colorado River Valley LL Rifle	Eastbank LL River Ridge	Starkville LL Starkville	Shorthorn LL Carlsbad	Tulsa National LL Tulsa	Post Oak LL Houston	Midland Northern LL Midland
2020	Not held due to COVID-19 pandemic
2021	Junior Deputy Baseball LL Little Rock	North Boulder LL Boulder	Lafayette LL Lafayette	Starkville LL Starkville	Sunset LL Rio Rancho	Tulsa National LL Tulsa	Needville LL Needville	Wylie LL Abilene
2022	White Hall LL White Hall	Three Rivers LL Glenwood Springs	Eastbank LL Kenner	Starkville LL Starkville	Eastdale LL Albuquerque	Tulsa National LL Tulsa	Pearland LL Pearland	Wylie LL Abilene
2023	Junior Deputy Baseball LL Little Rock	Three Rivers LL Glenwood Springs	Ascension Parish LL Gonzales	Starkville LL Starkville	Roadrunner LL Albuquerque	Tulsa National LL Tulsa	Needville LL Needville	Midland Northern LL Midland

2024–present

In December of 2023 it was announced that Colorado would be moved to the Mountain Region for 2024 and beyond, leaving the Southwest Region with 7 teams.^[1]

Year	Arkansas	Louisiana	Mississippi	New Mexico	Oklahoma	Texas East	Texas West
2024	Junior Deputy Baseball LL Little Rock	Greater New Orleans LL New Orleans	Clinton Baseball Association LL Clinton	Roadrunner White LL Albuquerque	Tulsa National LL Tulsa	Lamar LL Richmond	Boerne LL Boerne

LLWS results

As of the 2024 Little League World Series.

Year	Champion	City	LLWS	Record
2001	South Lake Charles LL	Lake Charles	Group Stage	1–2
2002	Westside LL	Fort Worth	U.S. Semifinal	2–2
2003	Lamar National LL	Richmond	U.S. Semifinal	2–2
2004	Lamar National LL	Richmond	3rd place	5–1
2005	Lafayette LL	Lafayette	U.S. Semifinal	2–2
2006	South Lake Charles LL	Lake Charles	Group Stage	1–2
2007	Lubbock Western LL	Lubbock	3rd Place	4–1
2008	South Lake Charles LL	Lake Charles	4th Place	3–3
2009	McAllister Park American LL	San Antonio	4th Place	4–2
2010	Pearland White LL	Pearland	4th Place	3–3
2011	Lafayette LL	Lafayette	Round 2	1–2
2012	McAllister Park National LL	San Antonio	U.S. Semifinal	2–2
2013	Universal LL	Corpus Christi	Round 1	1–2
2014	Pearland East LL	Pearland	Round 3	2–2
2015	Pearland West LL	Pearland	3rd Place	4–2
2016	McAllister Park American LL	San Antonio	Round 1	0–3
2017	Lufkin LL	Lufkin	Runner-Up	4–2
2018	Post Oak LL	Houston	Round 2	1–2
2019	Eastbank LL	River Ridge	Champions	6–1
2020	LLWS not held due to COVID-19 pandemic
2021[lower-alpha 1]	Lafayette LL	Lafayette	Round 2	1–2
	Wylie LL	Abilene	Round 4	3–2
2022	Pearland LL	Pearland	U.S. Semifinal	3–2
2023	Needville LL	Needville	4th place	4–2
2024	Boerne LL	Boerne	4th place	3–2

1. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Little League International did not invite teams from outside the U.S. to the LLWS in 2021. Instead, the top two teams in each U.S. region qualified.

Results by state

As of the 2024 Little League World Series. Italics denote the state is no longer a member of the Southwest Region.

State	Southwest Championships	Record in LLWS	PCT
Texas East	9	27–18	.600
Louisiana	7	15–14	.517
Texas West	7	19–16	.543
Arkansas	0	0–0	–
Colorado
Mississippi
New Mexico
Oklahoma
Total	23	61–48	.560

References

1. "Colorado Realigns to Join the Little League® West Region". 8 December 2023.

External links

• Official site